trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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Beijing needs to announce 10 trillion yuan in fiscal stimulus that’s focused on boosting consumption and removing large inventory in the property market, Morgan Stanley’s Ahya said.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
This brewing crisis presents one of the highest-stakes challenges imaginable for infotech as a field: Across trillions of overtaxed, aging components—most of which date back to the 1960s and 1970s—which ones demand maintenance first?
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
After trillions and trillions of gallons of rain fell on Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Florida last week during Hurricane Helene, stories of loss and grief have emerged.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
Budget experts say that based on what’s known today, both candidates’ plans are likely to increase the federal deficit by trillions of dollars over the next 10 years.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
This brewing crisis presents one of the highest-stakes challenges imaginable for infotech as a field: Across trillions of overtaxed, aging components—most of which date back to the 1960s and 1970s—which ones demand maintenance first?
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
After trillions and trillions of gallons of rain fell on Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Florida last week during Hurricane Helene, stories of loss and grief have emerged.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
Budget experts say that based on what’s known today, both candidates’ plans are likely to increase the federal deficit by trillions of dollars over the next 10 years.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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